Buffer overflow in Open Group Cde Common Desktop Environment
CVE-2001-0803
Buffer overflow in the client connection routine of libDtSvc.so.1 in CDE Subprocess Control Service (dtspcd) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.856 (99.7th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.856 · newest: 0.856 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Open Group Cde Common Desktop Environment — versions 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- ftp.support.compaq.com/patches/.new/html/SSRT-541.shtml (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/3517 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl (vendor-advisory)
- www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-01.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/172583 (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7396 (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:70 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-31.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3651 (Vendor Advisory, vendor-advisory, Patch)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:74 (signature, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2001-0803?
- CVE-2001-0803 is a vulnerability in Open Group Cde Common Desktop Environment, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2001-12-06.
- Is CVE-2001-0803 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.